Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-17

faculty or the new alma freSDyterlan col
lege; For president, Rev Geo. +. Hunting,
ID. D., OF Kalamazoo, preseason OF mathe-
matics and principal of the normal de-
partment; David Howell of Lansing, pro-
lessor of natural sciences aud principal OF
the academic department; Rev. Theodore
Nelson, professor OF English and litera.
ture; Miss Mary &. Get ton, principal OF
the ladies' department and professor of
Latin and French. The college opens the
second week in September. Two new en-
dowments have been presented-Wells
and Stone of Saginaw, full professor
shin OF Sl,50O and year partial endowment
of 81, 900 by Thos. Merrill of Saginaw. The
departments are to be collegiate, normal
and preparatory.
Jud Crouch has not been forgotten by
the citizens of Jackson. There Is much
new evidence, and the lawyers and detec-
tives are working like beavers to com lete
their chain.
Capt. Joseph Nicholson of Detroit is
president OF the"Prison Warden's AsSocia-
tionr which was organized in Detroit re-
Gently.
Neighbors noticed smoke in the house Of
Truman Hartsell in Goodland, Lapeer
county, and found Mrs. Hartsell, n blind
woman, burned TO n crisp. Her clothes
caught while she was smoking pipe.
The taxes collected from the saloons in
Sturgl, pay all the village expenses-near-
~ $1,000.
The cost OF the gothic memorial chapel
TO be erected in honor OF the Rev. Father
McManaS this summer in the catholic Gem
etery ut Grand Rapids will be 50, 500.
Bay City has Just opened a new ward
school building costing $500.
The St Lawrence mine, on the Detroit
iron range, three miles northwet of Ne
Gaunee, has been bought by John Il. Wood
and others. and will he started up. ~ once.
A complete, hosting apparatus ha been
ordered and will be placed at the mine.
The mine viii be known as the
"Nonpareil," aud the new owners expect
10 ship 81, coo tons of ore from IL this sea
sou. The sum of S5l,0O was paid for a
controlling interest in the property, which
Is called promising one.
The Hon. Edward Breitung's funeral was
held in Negaunee on the sth inst, under
Masonic auspices.
The "Old Settlers Association" of Kent
county, has let contract for an American
white bronze monument costing $3.50 to be
placed on the grave OF Rix Robinson, the
irst settler i'll the county. 1t will hive a
medallion of the redoubtable old pioneer
on one side and the other tablets hereafter
determined upon When completed ap-
propTiate ceremonies will be held at its
er, ction.
Another iron bridge is to be built over
Pine river at st. Louis.
The newest town in Michigan il Mime
wasea located at tie point where the Du-
luth Sault ste Marie d Atlantic crosses
the head of Bay dc Noquet.
Prof Cook of the agricultural collecs,
has lust published a work on maple sugar
and the sugar bush.
G. w. Payne of jackson l. a collector OF
curious medals. In his aggregation he has
O me tai issued in America, in the cause of
TANNER lgfnrR tba rAUOtntinn n 10
OF copper and show, a mau drinking from
the cd oaken bucket. He al O has me-
dalton of the Clay and Freinghuysan
campaign, and a small tronze coin com
memorating the coronation OF Queen Vic
toriai in ~.
A Jackson firm offered as a prize sew
Ing machine to the person sending In the
Target list of wOrd' made up from the
letters contained in "Nhite Sewing Ma
chine.n Manley Shotwell of Concord, was
the winner. his list comprising 5 1SS words.
The contest developed many curious fea-
lures the most remarkable of which is the
fact that the winner OF the first prize. Mr..
Shotwell, wrote every wOrd-as he was
compelled to do-by holding the penhold-
er between hi, teeth, having lost the use
his arms. His list i a marvel Of neatness,
good penmanship, systematic arrange
ment and accuracy.
There IRE now 200 students enrolled at
the agricultural college.
Burglars secured 500 worth of goods
from Johnson's jewelry store in Flint the
other noon.
The building fund OF the University Stu
dents Christian association amounts to
$3.50. They own n fine lot directly OPP
posite University hall.
On May 24 1856. IL Mormons were sen.
fenced from Utah to the Detroit house of
m nn ~ Oh, ff.. oral M
habitation. The men were al % fined, but
this has been RENTED under the poor
debtors act. Alfred Russell is now max
ing an effort to have them released on q
writ of habeas corpus upon a recent decis-
ion of the United States supreme court to
the effect that q cumulative sentence is
unconstitutional. Each has two wives,
and the pen llty is six months for each Of
Tense. They were sentenced for both Of
lenses at one time
George w. White, n well-known travel
ing herb doctor, died suddenly in Kala-
mazoo the other day. aged a..
Ann Arbor has decided to pay the Michi-
gan Central 5000 for the railroad bridge
over Detroit street, upon the railroad
agreeing TO keep the foundations of the
bridge III perpetual repair.
A company has been formed in Jackson
to lore for natural gas.
Tuesday, March I, Devier Ivin of White
Pigeon, an only son of Rob. S. Twin. -
years old, light complexion, dark lir and
ewes, wearing dark plush turban cap: light
or brown overcoat, left his fathers home,
since which time he has not been heard of,
though the streams and country have been
carefully searched. Since a sickness OF
two months last autumn his mind has at
times been troubled. Any information
concerning him would be gratefully re-
ceived.
A cooperative building association has
been organized in Ann Arbor.
George Me'notte Grummond well-known
among the newspaper fraternity of the
state, suicided in Grand Rapids few days
ago.
Every thing is in readiness to commence
work upon the American side of the tun-
mel under the st. Clair. The electrical
plant furnished will lie capable OF supply
ing forty incandescent lights. so arranged
that workmen can place them at any point
in the tunnel. Work has progressed about
forty feet on the direct tunnel on The
Canadian side.